Chart: Top five companies filing H-1B labor condition application (LCA) requests for Silicon Valley–based employment, FY 2015

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Top five companies filing H-1B labor condition application (LCA) requests for Silicon Valley–based employment, FY 2015

Employer	Industry	Total requested workers	Significant outsourcing/offshoring
Deloitte & Touche	Accounting/financial Services	11,044	✓
Apple Inc.	Technology	8,756
Wipro Ltd.	IT consulting	4,755	✓
Infosys Ltd.	IT consulting	4,275	✓
Synopsys Inc.	Software products	4,166

Note: Silicon Valley is defined as Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, and Alameda Counties. "Total requested workers" includes certified LCAs for subsidiaries and related businesses. Due to errors and omissions associated with administrative data, results should be interpreted as conservative estimates.

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